How do we define hell? What is its purpose? Is there a possibility that there’s no such place? What does a twelfth century Irish knight, and Dante’s inferno got to tell us about hell? What exactly could Jesus have meant in speaking about a place, “prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt.25:41)? When was such a place prepared and why? What does Matthew 25, and Jesus’ words about the sheep and goats, have to teach us about heaven, hell, and the afterlife if anything? 

In this second episode of our series ‘Take Another Look’, Pete and the Curious team encourage us to look at understandings and possible misunderstandings about hell. On this mini tour of ideas the team reflect upon the traditional idea of an immortal soul in a conscious state in eternity, and that of conditional immortality and the ultimate destruction of the soul in annihilationism. Tune in this week as the team agree and disagree over this vital issue

Further Reading

We’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder…

Hell as Endless Punishment - TheGospelCoalition.org

Biblical Arguments for Eternal Conscious Torment - TheologyInTheRaw.com

Will Hell Really Last Forever? - DesiringGod.org

What we’re reading?

David Pawson ― The Road To Hell

Edward W. Fudge & Robert A. Peterson ― Two Views of Hell

Various (Keller, Mohler, Packer, etc)― Is Hell For Real or Does Everyone Go To Heaven?

Steve Gregg ― All You Want to Know About Hell

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